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1954 Map of Greenlawn

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Greenlawn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Long Island's mid-century expansion is captured here during a transitional era for western Suffolk County. The landscape is defined by the massive infrastructure of the Pilgrim State Hospital complex and the sprawling networks of the Northern State Parkway and Sagtikos State Parkway. In the southern reaches, Deer Park and Wyandanch cluster around the Long Island Railroad, while the northern area shows the established residential patterns of Greenlawn and East Northport.

Smaller-scale history is preserved through family landmarks like Sopher Cem and Totten Cem, which sit alongside the newer institutional presence of the St Francis Novitiate. The presence of the Voice of America Radio Towers near Brentwood Road highlights the strategic role this terrain played during the Cold War. Large tracts of land, such as the Huntington Hills, remain largely wooded, contrasting with the emerging suburban grid and local sites like Geiger Memorial Park.